The Student Senate released nearly $3,000 in student fees to the University radio station KWVA , Asian Pacific American Student Union and the Community Internship Program at its fourth meeting of the year Wednesday night.
Senators also discussed taking action against Senator Rahmat Rahmat, who has not yet attended a meeting.
“We might be starting the process of removing him since he has not yet removed himself,” Senate President Stephanie Erickson said at the beginning of the meeting.
According to the Green Tape Notebook, the guide to the rules of student government, Senators are allowed to miss only two meetings per term. More than two absences constitutes non-fulfillment of duties, punishable by removal from Senate. Rahmat has missed all four meetings to date.
The Senate currently has three empty seats after Senator Rob Craig, the law and graduate student representative, submitted a letter of resignation to ASUO President Adam Walsh on Sept. 28. He resigned because of a time conflict.
Also because of a time conflict, former Senator Khanh Le resigned effective Oct. 12.
Walsh must appoint a student body member to any unfilled position in student government “within a period of thirty calendar days of the vacancy,” according to the Green Tape Notebook.
Walsh said he has not picked anyone for the position yet. He has received one application and is awaiting more law student applicants. Interviews begin early next week and an appointee will be voted on by the Senate Wednesday night.
The ASUO is accepting applications for a graduate student representative and applications for a student to fill the Programs Finance Committee seat. Submit applications to EMU Suite 4.
– Nicholas Wilbur
Senate allocates funds; seat vacancies remain
Daily Emerald
October 20, 2005
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